Multi-vehicle compatible control system generating command signals on a data bus and associated methods
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1. A control system for a vehicle comprising a data communications bus and at least one vehicle device connected to the data communications bus, the control system comprising:
- a transmitter and a receiver for receiving signals from said transmitter; and
a multi-vehicle compatible controller at the vehicle and cooperating with said transmitter and receiver, said multi-vehicle compatible controller generating at least one set of command signals on the data communications bus for the at least one vehicle device, the at least one set of command signals comprising at least one working command signal and at least one non-working command signal for a given vehicle to thereby provide command compatibility with a plurality of different vehicles.
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Abstract
A control system includes a transmitter and a receiver for receiving signals from the remote transmitter, and a multi-vehicle compatible controller cooperating with the transmitter and receiver. The multi-vehicle compatible controller preferably generates at least one set of command signals on the data communications bus for the at least one vehicle device. The at least one set of command signals may include at least one working command signal and at least one non-working command signal for a given vehicle to thereby provide compatibility with a plurality of different vehicles. Multiple signals or codes can be generated on the data communications bus, and only that code for the given vehicle will cause an operation or response from the vehicle device. Such an arrangement provides for a relatively simple and straightforward approach to interface with a vehicle having a data communications bus. The features are also readily implemented in an adaptor to use with conventional security or other control system controllers for vehicles.
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1. A control system for a vehicle comprising a data communications bus and at least one vehicle device connected to the data communications bus, the control system comprising:
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a transmitter and a receiver for receiving signals from said transmitter; and
a multi-vehicle compatible controller at the vehicle and cooperating with said transmitter and receiver, said multi-vehicle compatible controller generating at least one set of command signals on the data communications bus for the at least one vehicle device, the at least one set of command signals comprising at least one working command signal and at least one non-working command signal for a given vehicle to thereby provide command compatibility with a plurality of different vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
a controller for generating at least one controller signal; and
a multi-vehicle compatible adaptor connected to said controller for generating the at least one set of command signals on the data communications bus responsive to the at least one controller signal.
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11. A control system according to claim 10 wherein said controller further comprises a first housing;
- and said multi-vehicle adaptor comprises a second housing.
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12. A control system according to claim 1 wherein said multi-vehicle compatible controller is further for storing a set of device codes for a given vehicle device for a plurality of different vehicles, for reading a device code from the data communications bus, and for determining a match between a read device code and the stored device codes to thereby provide reading compatibility with a plurality of different vehicles.
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13. A control system according to claim 1 wherein said transmitter comprises a remote handheld transmitter to be carried by a user when away from the vehicle;
- and wherein said receiver is at the vehicle.
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14. A control system according to claim 1 wherein said transmitter comprises at least a central station transmitter;
- and wherein said receiver is at the vehicle.
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15. A control system according to claim 1 wherein said receiver comprises a remote receiver to be carried by a user when away from the vehicle;
- and wherein said transmitter is at the vehicle.
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16. A control system according to claim 1 wherein said receiver comprises at least a central station transmitter;
- and wherein said transmitter is at the vehicle.
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17. A control system according to claim 1 wherein said transmitter comprises a transponder transmitter to be carried by a user;
- and wherein said receiver is at the vehicle.
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18. An adaptor for adapting a control system for a vehicle to be compatible with a plurality of different vehicles, each vehicle comprising a data communications bus and at least one vehicle device connected thereto, the control system comprising a transmitter and a receiver for receiving signals from the remote transmitter, and a controller cooperating with the transmitter and receiver, the adaptor comprising:
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a housing; and
a multi-vehicle compatible adaptor circuit mounted in said housing for generating at least one set of command signals on the data communications bus responsive to the controller, the at least one set of command signals comprising at least one working command signal and at least one non-working command signal for a given vehicle to thereby provide command compatibility with a plurality of different vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A control method for a vehicle comprising a data communications bus and at least one vehicle device connected to the data communications bus, the method comprising:
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generating at least one set of command signals on the data communications bus for the at least one vehicle device, the at least one set of command signals comprising at least one working command signal and at least one non-working command signal for a given vehicle to thereby provide command compatibility with a plurality of different vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
storing a set of device codes for a given vehicle device for a plurality of different vehicles;
reading a device code from the data communications bus; and
determining a match between a read device code and the stored device codes to thereby provide reading compatibility with a plurality of different vehicles.
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42. A method for adapting a control system for a vehicle to be compatible with plurality of different vehicles, each vehicle comprising a data communications bus and at least one vehicle device connected to the data communications bus, the control system comprising a transmitter and a receiver for receiving signals from the transmitter, and a controller cooperating with the transmitter and receiver, the method comprising:
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monitoring an output of the controller; and
generating at least one set of command signals on the data communications bus responsive to the output of the controller, the at least one set of command signals comprising at least one working command signal and at least one non-working command signal for a given vehicle to thereby provide command compatibility with a plurality of different vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
storing a set of device codes for a given vehicle device for a plurality of different vehicles;
reading a device code from the data communications bus; and
determining a match between a read device code and the stored device codes to thereby provide reading compatibility with a plurality of different vehicles reading signals on the data communications bus.
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Current AssigneeOmega Patents, L.L.C.
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Original AssigneeOmega Patents, L.L.C.
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InventorsFlick, Kenneth E.
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Primary Examiner(s)Wu, Daniel J.
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Assistant Examiner(s)PHAM, TOAN NGOC
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Application NumberUS09/583,332Time in Patent Office622 DaysField of Search340/426, 340/425.5, 340/428, 340/429, 340/430, 340/576, 340/539, 340/825.69, 340/531, 340/533, 340/534, 180/167, 180/287, 307/10.2, 307/10.3, 307/10.4, 307/10.5US Class Current340/426.13CPC Class CodesB60R 16/03 for supply of electrical po...B60R 25/04 operating on the propulsion...B60R 25/1003 Alarm systems characterised...B60R 25/1018 Alarm systems characterised...B60R 25/20 Means to switch the anti-th...B60R 25/24 using electronic identifier...G07C 2009/00222 by more than one push buttonG07C 2009/00261 the keyless data carrier ha...G07C 2009/00793 by Hertzian wavesG07C 2009/00825 remotely by lines or wirele...G07C 2009/00849 programming by learningG07C 9/00182 operated with unidirectiona...G07C 9/00817 where the code of the lock ...
